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Historical Event on 4/15/1946

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
7/27/1998B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister.
3/1/1924Naresh Mehta was born.
9/19/1726Khandoballal died.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
10/29/1935Narendra Kumar Chhajerh, great industrialist, was born.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).